Two Worlds

Francesca Di Meglio © Photo by Antonio Gerenini

I’ve been dabbling with the idea of writing a book for sometime now. And I even started one that would be a compilation of the Consiglieri columns, samples of which you could find on this site. Basically, my crazy relatives would be giving us all life advice. But a few other interesting stories have crossed my path since then, so I’m wondering what I should actually write about. I decided to pose the question to all of you. Do me a favor and take the poll in the right-hand column of this site’s homepage to tell me what book I should write.

Grandma poses with her Wii avatar as we welcomed 2011. © Photo by Francesca Di Meglio

I kicked off the new year a few weeks ago with my parents and grandparents, and to celebrate we played bowling, ping pong, and sword dueling on the Wii. (To join the rockin’ party, visit the “New Year’s Eve 2011” photo album.) We have to turn my rug around to make an alley for my father to get a running start. He has to bowl as though he actually has the ball in his hands, as opposed to the Wii remote, and he took a major spill on my hard wood floors the first time he played on Christmas. The traction from the rug helps, but he jumps so hard at the end of each run that the house shakes. Still, he usually wins. But on New Year’s Eve, Grandma was the big winner of the night. She was pretty great at bowling strikes and popping the ping pong ball to win points. I, however, earned the title of sword dueling champion. I credit all my pent-up anger for those wins. I just pretend the avatar I’m facing is one of the many enemies I collected like bottle tops in 2010. (Shut up, you all know who you are!) All those enemies sunk into the virtual ocean, baby, and it felt oh so good. Although we were all sore the next day, we had so much fun that I’ve been continuing to Wii with my husband Antonio. I can be a sore loser, however, so I sometimes get a time out. Still, a good time is generally had by all, and my time is better when I win.